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Address bar - A Google Chrome feature that sits on the Google Chrome toolbar at the top of the browser window, which serves as both the search box and the address bar for the browser. Learn more
Applications - Many websites, such as email services, operate like actual programs, similar to those on your computer desktop. These online services are often called web applications. We refer to them in Google Chrome simply as 'applications.'
Application shortcuts - Shortcuts are program icons that you can place anywhere on your computer, such as your desktop or taskbar, in order to easily access and open programs. You can create similar shortcuts for web applications in Google Chrome. Learn more
Application windows - Google Chrome opens application shortcuts in special streamlined windows without buttons, toolbars, or tabs cluttering the screen, so that you have as much room as possible when working with web applications.
Auto-suggestions - A feature of the address bar's search functionality that automatically suggests related search terms, matches from your browsing history, and popular websites based on your input. Learn more
Aw, snap! ('sad tab') - A Google Chrome alert that displays when a webpage stops working or is forced to close. Learn more
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Bookmarks - Webpages that you save in browsers, in order to easily return to them later. Also known as 'favorites' in Internet Explorer. You can click the star icon on the address bar to create bookmarks in Google Chrome, and find them again via the bookmarks bar. Learn more
Bookmarks bar - A Google Chrome feature that can be docked underneath the Google Chrome toolbar, to allow you easy access to your saved, or 'bookmarked,' websites. Learn more
Browser - A computer program that you use to view and interact with websites and webpages on the Internet. Google Chrome is a browser; other common browsers include Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari.
Browsing history ('web history') - A record of all the websites you've visited within a specific browser. In Google Chrome, your browsing history contains all the websites you've browsed while in standard mode. You can manage your browsing history on the History page. Learn more
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Cache - Stored copies of webpages you've visited. Browsers store elements of webpages to speed up the loading of the webpage during your next visit.
Certificate - When you connect to a secure website, the server hosting that website presents Google Chrome and other browsers with a certificate to verify its identity. Certificates contain information like the address of the website, which is confirmed by a third party organization. By analyzing whether the web address in the certificate matches the address of the website, the certificate's expiration date, and its third-party verifier, Google Chrome confirms that you're securely communicating with the website you intended, and not someone pretending to be that website. (See phishing.)
Google Chrome toolbar - The Google Chrome toolbar sits at the top of the browser window . The address bar, navigation buttons, star icon, and menu buttons are located on the Google Chrome toolbar.
Cookies - Files created by websites you've visited to store browsing information, such as your preferences for the website or profile information. First-party cookies are set by the website you're visiting. When you visit the website again, the cookies are sent back so that the website knows how to customize its content. Third-party cookies are set and sent when the webpage you're visiting includes items from another website, such as advertisements, pictures, or videos.
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Debug JavaScript - A Google Chrome resource that lets web developers troubleshoot script errors on a webpage.
Downloads bar - A Google Chrome feature that appears at the bottom of the tab when you save or open a file from a website. Learn more
Downloads page - A Google Chrome resource that displays all the files you've downloaded in Google Chrome and their original download locations. Learn more
DNS pre-fetching - Domain Name System pre-fetching. A Google Chrome option that speeds up the loading of webpages, by looking up web addresses of webpage links as soon as the webpage loads. Learn more
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Encoding - Website code contains information about the character set used for creating the text on the website, also known as the encoding. This information is processed by the browser in order to display text properly to the user. Learn more
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Find box - A Google Chrome feature that lets you search the text on a webpage. Learn more
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Google Chrome - An open-source web browser built to support web applications and search with speed and stability. Learn more
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History page - A Google Chrome resource that shows you all the websites you've visited using Google Chrome in standard mode.
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Incognito mode - A Google Chrome feature that lets you browse websites without leaving behind cookies or web history on your computer. Learn more
Insecure content ('mixed content') - Sometimes an encrypted, or secure, website loads content from non-encrypted, or insecure, sources. Content from insecure sources can potentially be viewed or modified by others while a webpage is loading. Learn more
Inspect element ('web inspector') - A Google Chrome feature that lets you see the source code, images, and scripts associated with a specific webpage element.
IP address - Internet Protocol address. This is the numeric address that correlates to a webpage's URL.
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JavaScript console - A component of the Google Chrome web inspector that analyzes the JavaScript code and any script errors associated with a specific webpage element.
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Keyboard shortcuts - Keystroke combinations that you can use to perform common browser actions. Learn more
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Link ('hyperlink') - A reference to another website or section in the webpage you're on. You can click the link, commonly underlined and in blue text, to access its target destination.
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Malware - Type of software that attempts to steal your personal information or use your computer to do things that you do not intend. Malware webpages contain malicious code that can be downloaded and installed on your computer without your consent. Google Chrome offers an option to auto-detect phishing and malware on websites you visit. Learn more
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New Tab page - A Google Chrome resource that displays whenever you open a new tab. This page is prepopulated with links to websites you visit most often, search boxes for search engines you frequently use, your recent bookmarks, and your recently closed tabs. Learn more
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Open-source - A development process that lets anyone view and change a program's core code, files, and set-up. Google Chrome is an open-source project. Learn more
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Phishing - Phishing, or spoofing, is a type of attack in which a webpage asks you for your personal or financial information under false pretenses. Often, the phishing webpage looks like another webpage that you do trust. Google Chrome offers an option to autodetect phishing and malware on websites you visit. Learn more
Plug-in - Program that interacts with the browser to provide a specific capability in a webpage, such as the ability to display Flash. Learn more
Pop-up - New browser window that appears unexpectedly when you visit a webpage. You can adjust the display of these windows in Google Chrome. Learn more
Process - A part of a program running on your computer. A program may have one or more processes, each with its own separate data in memory. You can manage processes running in Google Chrome via the Task Manager. Learn more
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Search engine - Search engines are applications designed to retrieve information. Web search engines, such as Google, are one form of search engines, designed for use on the Internet. Websites often provide a search engine to help users quickly find what they're looking for.
Search engine keyword - A shortcut for accessing a web search engine. You can type this keyword in the address bar followed by your search query to quickly use the search engine. Manually set keywords in the 'Manage search engines' dialog box. Learn more
Search engine URL - URL format used for search result pages, for a particular search engine. The search engine URL is often very similar to the URL or web address for the website it's associated with, but contains additional elements, such as a placeholder for the query input. Learn more
SSL - Secure Sockets Layer. An Internet protocol used by many websites to ensure safe data encryption and transmission.
Stats for nerds - A Google Chrome page accessible from the Task Manager that displays Google Chrome's memory usage and distribution.
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Tab strip - The top area of the browser window where all your tabs are aligned.
Tab to search - A Google Chrome feature that lets you quickly conduct a search from the address bar. Start typing the web address that you'd like to search. If Google Chrome recognizes the web address, it prompts you to press Tab, followed by your query, to search the website directly from the address bar. Learn more
Tabbed browsing - A method for displaying websites in a web browser. Some browsers open websites in separate windows. Google Chrome places websites in separate tabs within the same window, to help users quickly switch between various websites. Learn more
Task Manager - A Google Chrome feature that provides technical details about a specific process running in Google Chrome. For each active item, you can monitor the memory, CPU usage, and network activity (bytes sent and received). You can also use the Task Manager to force a misbehaving website or application to close. Learn more
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URL ('web address') - Uniform Resource Locator. A unique address for a website that normally begins with 'http://...' and appears in the address bar.
Under the Hood - Advanced settings for Google Chrome, including security and network options, available in the 'Google Chrome Options' dialog box. Click the Tools menu, select Options, and click the Under the Hood tab.
